Renowned military sports administrator, General Emmanuel Okaro(rtd) has said that having ex-players as coaches has not done much in helping Nigerian football instead they have contributed woefully to the down fall of the country’s football.

In line with its economic transformation and job creation agenda, the Federal Government, through the Amnesty programme, has trained 26 ex-militants of the Niger Delta region to become entrepreneurs and employers of labour.

Three men suspected to be armed robbers were,Saturday, apprehended by security operatives attached to the convoy of the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, at Ayebode -Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of the state.

Super Eagles forward Yakubu Aiyegbeni continues to warm himself into the heart of new helmsman, Stephen Keshi when he scored all four goals as Blackburn claimed only their second Premier League win of the season against spirited Swansea to take some of the heat off under-fire boss Steve Kean.

By SIMON EBEGBULEM FORMER governor of Edo State , Prof.Oserheimen Osunbor, yesterday, officially declared his intention to run for the 2012 governorship election in the state, describing the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole as “cosmetic”.  According to him, “this deliberate creation of illusion of grandeur must be reversed”. Osunbor, who appealed to those he may […]

I joined the Rotary Club of Satellite in 2005. My husband is a Rotarian and I think I was impressed by his commitment. I’ve always had this passion for giving- which is the core of Rotary, therefore, I didn’t find it difficult to decide on joining the club because in Rotary, you must give your time, resources, self and all to serving humanity. As a Rotarian, you’re never tired of giving.

Robin van Persie capped Arsenal’s crushing 4-0 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium with his 18th goal of the season as the Gunners moved up to fifth in the Premier League on Saturday.

Unknown gunmen on Saturday in Maiduguri truck at the venue of the wedding ceremony of 30-year-old Maduga Borikmen and shot him dead.

A rights group on Saturday reported fresh spills from a pipeline operated by Agip, the local subsidiary of Italian oil group Eni, in a community in the southern oil state of Bayelsa.

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas confirmed on Saturday that the Premier League club have accepted transfer requests from France striker Nicolas Anelka and Brazil defender Alex.